Dates + Cocoa = Fudge

These are  addictive.

24 washed dates, pitted and smashed
1/3 c cocoa
1 tsp vanilla
some chopped walnuts

Form into balls and roll in seeds.
Set in fridge.

The ultimate candy of the season

That Sweet Conclusion

Date Fudge Balls

 Rolled in sesame seeds

Mash with spoon 18 dates, a tsp. of vanilla, 1/3 c of cocoa. Add chopped walnuts.

A Natural Sweet
When you crave a sweet just after dinner these are perfect. No white sugar, flour or added fat but they taste like walnut fudge. There are so many variations that can be played with-cherries might be nice or hazelnuts or even a little Cointreau or Kirsch.
Chocolate is a nice sweet but it has refined sugar and so much fat-really easy to eat too much.

cherry season

I wait all year for this time of year. For tasting a sweet local cherry. How could they be so good.